diff --git a/pillar/users/init.sls b/pillar/users/init.sls
index a34c75ae5..e1c0e4a9c 100644
--- a/pillar/users/init.sls
+++ b/pillar/users/init.sls
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-# users pillar goes here
+# users pillar goes in /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/users/init.sls
+# the users directory may need to be created under /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar